There were eight people at the April 7th meeting. John reported a balance of $205.66 in our checking account as of the end of March.

We hashed out a review of the Wisconsin Grassroots Network sixth annual festival at WisconsinHeightsHigh School in Mazomanie. "We want your ideas." DAP had a significant presence at the festival and helped much in its planning and execution.

Marcia led a discussion on what do you see in the future for DAP that is important to you:

in community

fun things

with other groups

political, non-political

SPARC (Sun Prairie) does a lot of non-political, community things like great books group, food pantry, and meals for kids

Ginny said she thinks we should do more in our own backyard -- non-political things like DANN (DeForest Area Needs Network), food pantry, Friends of the Upper Yahara River Headwaters

Shirley said she doesn't know DeForest and Windsor well enough yet but wants to get to know them better.

Leo: community environmental bill of rights, yes!

Karen: outreach to Morrisonville progressives

Janet: support Mary Burke for governor; also schools, reading with kids program

4th of July parade participation again this year; volunteer to help with the parade too

Norskie Nibbles

Blessings in a Backpack

voter registration; and voter registration at high schools

Karen passed out a flyer on what products manufactured by the Koch brothers can be boycotted.

Janet briefed us on the effort statewide and county (Dane) wide to gather signatures on Mary Burke's nomination papers. We set up plans to do so, including a post at VeteransPark in DeForest like the station we set up there to gather signature on the recall petitions. More on this at next week's meeting; also nomination signatures for Mary Arnold, Diane Hesselbein, and George Ferriter.